that's why we have this confronting us. why did they do that? because they played budget games for scoring purposes. and yes, it's the republican plan to eliminate those -- >> chris: you have a big majority. why not pass extension of the middle class tax cuts before you go home to campaign for a month? >> i told you. the senate -- the obstruction is in the senate. it would be an specious. we guaranteed there would be no increase in middle income taxes. president said that, speaker said that, harry reid and dick durbin said that. there will be no increase in middle income taxes. >> chris: here is the point, congressman. the democrats have held a big majority in the house and the senate for almost two years now. since january of 2009. you have had it almost two years. isn't it a serious failure by democrats in both the house and the senate that you haven't told the american people what is going to happen to their taxes on income, on dividends, on capital gains, on inheritance and it's comingp up now three months away. is that any way to add certai